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view allHalifax mother and son share $500,000 prize on the first Mega 360 Million spin
It was like a game show atmosphere as Patricia and Michael Doiron of Halifax, N.S. were the first players to spin the giant Mega 360 Million wheel, taking home a $500,000 prize.
“I was excited, I was nervous, but then I settled right down when I saw the nice crowd,” Patricia said after employees at Atlantic Lottery’s head office recently cheered on their winning spin.
‘I just started shaking’: N.B. woman wins $672K thanks to online progressive jackpot
Mary Hosford of Grand Manan, N.B. is $672,491 richer after winning the Mega Jackpot on Firework Fortune Frenzy, a progressive jackpot Instant Win game offered on alc.ca.
“I had been playing the game, but it was getting late so I decided to hit the button one last time and the Mega Jackpot came up,” Hosford said.
A win for Atlantic Canadians too: Court bans illegal offshore gambling site in Manitoba
Atlantic Lottery, along with British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation and Loto-Québec joined forces in 2022 to form the Canadian Lottery Coalition to help tackle the growing issue of illegal online gambling.
The coalition always knew it would take time to start seeing meaningful change,
Knowing the risks of buying tickets for minors
It’s a message Atlantic Lottery reminds adults of every year: don’t buy lottery tickets as a holiday gift for minors.
In Atlantic Canada, gambling products and entertainment facilities are only legally available for sale to adults 19 years of age and older. This is because our brains are not fully developed at a young age.
